Douala hosts the third edition of heal by hair, the first movement of hairdressers ambassadors for mental health in africa, lead by the bluemind foundation.
La Bluemind Foundation organise la cinquième session de formation Heal by Hair. Cliquez ici pour postuler.
Vous êtes coiffeuse à Abobo, Cocody, Marcory, Koumassi, Port-Bouët, Treichville ou Yopougon ? Du 11 au 14 mai 2025, ne manquez pas l’opportunité de participer à la cinquième édition du programme Heal by Hair de la Bluemind Foundation. Cliquez ici pour postuler.
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Everyone should have access to quality mental health care.
But, for millions of people in Africa, this is not the case.

The data

79 percentage

Every 40 seconds, someone takes their own life and 79% of suicides worldwide take place in low-income countries.

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1/500.000

Today, the majority of African countries have an average of 1 therapist per 500,000 inhabitants. This is far from the WHO recommendation of 1/5000 inhabitants.

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60 percentage

In Africa, mental health remains a taboo that impacts 110 million people and 60% of them are young women under the age of 25.

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We are determined to change that

Our strategy


What drives us

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We fight for care and against stigma. For You. For all of us. It is a duty of humanity, a mission of the public utility, and a fight for social justice. I promise you: you are not alone.

Marie-Alix de Putter
Founder and President, Bluemind Foundation

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Making mental health a social, cultural, and political issue.

Mental health is not a luxury but a fundamental human right. It is time to change the way people - including themselves - think and talk about these issues and to allow everyone equal access to care.

This is WHY we fight.

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Reach and support 5 million young lives
(15-25 years) by 2035.

We are committed to working with and for people with mental illness through our various programs and projects. In addition, we raise awareness about mental health, support impactful mental health initiatives, and advocate for people with mental illness rights.

This is HOW we do it.

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La santé mentale reste taboue dans l’agenda du développement humain en Afrique

Marie-Alix de Putter - Carl Manlan
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Three psychologies of Mau Mau

Sloan Mahone

Santé mentale

Three psychologies of Mau Mau

How racialized intellectual outputs placed in just the right circumstances can do the most damage.


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Sloan Mahone
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The legacy of French colonial psychiatry

Katie Kilroy-Marac

Santé mentale

The legacy of French colonial psychiatry

French psychiatry in West Africa saw Black bodies as “alien” to white ones. It hasn't changed much.


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Katie Kilroy-Marac
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